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M2.0 earthquake 30 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Mar 30, 1988, 8:55 PM PST (04:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 17 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-03-31 04:55:38 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.572° N, 121.035° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14063 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.06 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14063 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14061 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.829 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14060 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14060 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14059 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14059 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14059 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.22 km NNW of Aromas, California · 14059 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14059 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14058 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.723 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14056 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14056 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14055 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14055 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14055 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.27 km S of Huron, California · 14054 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14053 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14053 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.529 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14052 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.29 km SSE of Huron, California · 14052 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.19 km SSE of Huron, California · 14052 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14051 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.537 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14048 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.812 km NNE of Mendota, California · 14047 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 3.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14047 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14046 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 14046 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14045 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 3.228 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14045 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.928 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14045 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14044 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.828 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14044 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 3.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14043 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14043 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14043 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14043 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14043 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 3.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14043 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14043 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14043 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.2Central California · 14042 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14041 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14041 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.220 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14041 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.712 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14041 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.516 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14040 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 3.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14040 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14040 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14037 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.69 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14036 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14035 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14035 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14034 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.527 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14034 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.214 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14034 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.12 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14034 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.715 km NW of Big Sur, California · 14033 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14033 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.511 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14033 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14066 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.45 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14066 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14066 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14066 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.725 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14067 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14067 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14067 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.02 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14068 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14068 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.539 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14069 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.83 km NNW of Sand City, California · 14069 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14069 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.619 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 14070 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.613 km SW of Lockwood, California · 14070 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.99 km E of San Martin, California · 14071 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14071 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.92 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14072 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14072 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14072 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14073 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc114839. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.